Press Releases

• Two Falun Gong Practitioners from North America Arrested on Tiananmen Square

  2002-02-11
  The two were surrounded in Tiananmen Square by police and taken away in waiting vans after holding a brief peaceful demonstration. One witness reported that Loftus was forcibly dragged into a van by police after holding up a banner.
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• Beijing Mayor, President Of Beijing Olympic Committee, Served U.S. Lawsuit For Persecution Of Falun Gong

  2002-02-09
  
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• State-Sanctioned Violence Results in Two More Falun Gong Deaths

  2002-02-09
  Both cases demonstrate the Chinese government’s policy of implicating practitioners’ family members, whether they practice Falun Gong or not.
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• "Falun Dafa Day" Celebrated in 20+ Provinces in China

  2002-02-09
  
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• Sharing The Olympic Spirit: 500 Practitioners Appeal At Winter Olympics

  2002-02-07
  "The Olympic Charter describes these Games as an opportunity to 'promote peace' and express respect for 'universal fundamental ethical principles.'We believe these principles must include the right for human beings to think, speak, and practice their spiritual beliefs without fear of persecution from their own government."
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• Young Chinese Mother Dies from Torture in Police Custody Family and Local Village Under Tight Security to Avoid Leaking News of Death

  2002-01-29
  Ms. Wu's grisly death is the latest in a long line of tragic stories in the city of Weifang, described by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ian Johnson as "an unremarkable Chinese city in every respect but one: Local police regularly torture residents to death." (Wall Street Journal, Dec 27, 2000)
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• Deaths from State-Sponsored Violence Against Falun Gong Practitioners On The Rise - 5 More Deaths Due to Police Brutality Confirmed

  2002-01-29
  
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• FDI: Falun Gong Practitioner Dies Making Peaceful Appeal on Tiananmen Square

  2002-01-25
  
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• Canadian Mother Disappears in China

  2002-01-23
  Connie Chipkar, a 61-year-old Mississauga mother has disappeared in China after appealing for Falun Gong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square earlier today. She has not been heard from since, but the Canadian Foreign Office told her son that a hearing is scheduled for Ms. Chipkar on Thursday at 12PM, Beijing time.
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• Chinese Regime Continues to Capitalize on Tragic Self-Immolation Incident to Incite Hatred and Mistrust Towards Falun Gong

  2002-01-23
  "We ask the world's media to be careful not to be used as a mouthpiece for Chinese Communist propaganda."
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• President Bush: Persecution of Falun Gong is "Unworthy of All That China Should Become"

  2002-01-22
  
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• Amidst Worldwide Peaceful Vigil, Reports of Four More Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured to Death

  2002-01-16
  
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• Press Release: UK Falun Gong Practitioners Urge Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister to End Escalating Torture and Killings

  2002-01-16
  
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• Press Release from the Irish Falun Dafa Information Centre

  2002-01-16
  “The case of Trinity College student Zhao Ming is widely known across Ireland and Europe. Ming is due to be released this coming March,” said Mr. Gerald O’Connor, spokesperson for the Falun Dafa Association of Ireland. “The situation in China is deteriorating daily. We must ensure Zhao is released in March and given a free passage to return to his studies while paying close attention to the situation in China.”
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• FDI: Reports of Four Falun Gong Practitioners Dead from Police Abuse Surface in a Single Day

  2002-01-11
  When a reporter called the police to check on the details, the police replied, "I don' have time to answer your questions," and "Wrong number!" and then hung up upon hearing that the reporter was asking about Zhan' case. Zhan is survived by her two-year-old child.
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